Mumbai : In a move that will bring back the Tata family into the Tata Trusts, Noel Naval Tata was on Wednesday appointed as a trustee to the Sir Ratan Tata Trust. A previous IANS story had incorrectly said that ...
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“To promote innovation, entrepreneurship, and awareness especially amongst female and rural students” By Maeeshat News, Malegaon, Maharashtra: Maulana Mukhtar Ahmed Nadvi Technical Campus (MMANTC) to organize and host their 1st National Conference on Technology to promote the innovation, entrepreneurship, and ...
Read More »In Assam’s villages, a low-cost, DIY technology is battling contaminated water
By Azera Parveen Rahman, Guwahati : In a village called Aam-bagan in Nagaon district of Assam, Sumitra Biswas summoned her grandson to help her pour water into the filter kept in the courtyard of their house. The filter — three ...
Read More »Rejections shattered, strengthened and streamlined my writing: Sahitya Akademi winner Anees Salim
By Saket Suman, New Delhi : Still recovering from the surprise of being named as the winner of the prestigious Sahitya Akademi Award (English) for his novel “The Blind Lady’s Descendants” — a long suicide note of a 26-year-old — ...
Read More »‘The Price of Free’ aims to inspire youth and help create child-friendly world: Satyarthi
By Nivedita, New Delhi : Kailash Satyarthi’s life has been converted into a film named “The Price of Free” directed by Derek Doneen and produced by Davis Guggenheim whose previous project includes “He Named Me Malala”. The Nobel Peace Laureate ...
Read More »Bangladeshi activist to collect Unesco/Kuwaiti award
Paris : A Bangladeshi activist for the disabled, Vashkar Bhattacharjee, and Chinese ICT company Tencent will be awarded the Unesco/Emir Jaber al-Ahmad al Jaber al Sabah Prize for Digital Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities in a ceremony at the Unesco ...
Read More »How a Muslim trust is redefining charity, making it meaningful
By Mohammed Shafeeq, Hyderabad : There is no dearth of generous people in society who want to do something for the less fortunate, but their help often doesn’t reach the needy or gets misappropriated. To make charity a satisfying experience ...
Read More »Unique Mumbai cafe helps staffers overcome disabilities
By Quaid Najmi, Mumbai : It was barely three months ago that a US-returned medico started a small cafe in upscale Juhu as a unique venture — employing mostly those who suffer from various developmental disabilities. Now, Cafe Arpan has ...
Read More »Chef Ranveer Brar romances railways with ‘Station Master’s Tiffin’
By Vishnu Makhijani, New Delhi : Time was when many trains on the Indian Railways network featured dining cars where you could savour a leisurely meal of your choice as the landscape rolled by. Today, you are served at your ...
Read More »Babar Ali’s inspiring story: How a nine-year-old’s zeal brought education to Bengal’s poor
By Bhavana Akella, Murshidabad (West Bengal) : Walking home from school in a small town in West Bengal, a nine-year-old boy saw some of his friends work as rag-pickers. The thought that his companions were unable to study like him ...
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